6:56 PM ET It wasn’t a question of whether Sandy Alcantara would win the Cy Young Award, just one of whether he would become the first unanimous winner in the National League since Clayton Kershaw in 2014. Indeed, the Miami Marlins‘ 27-year-old right-hander swept all 30 first-place votes to beat out Braves lefty Max Fried
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8:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Now that Anthony Rizzo has decided to remain in New York Yankees pinstripes, he’d like to see Aaron Judge stick around, too. “I hope Judge stays just for the sake of the game,” Rizzo said Wednesday, “because you see a lot of franchise icons not getting what
8:36 PM ET Associated Press Former big league outfielder Will Venable was named Wednesday as associate manager on the staff of new Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy. The Rangers didn’t immediately specify what responsibilities Venable would have with that new title. He was the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox the past two seasons
11:59 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will undergo surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow next week, team president Dave Dombrowski told reporters Wednesday, though it was not immediately clear how long the recovery timeline will be. Harper is set for surgery Nov. 23 for a tear
11:42 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Seattle Mariners acquired slugger Teoscar Hernandez in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, fortifying a lineup in need of another big bat as they try to catch the
3:00 PM ET Nick Martinez, who pitched in practically every role last season, has returned to the San Diego Padres with a new three-year contract, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Martinez recently opted out of the three remaining years of a deal he signed in March, coming off a breakout season in Japan,
1:24 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig did not have a criminal attorney with him and felt compromised partly because of his mental health at an interview with federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation, according to a statement Tuesday night from his agent. The U.S. Department of
7:50 PM ET The New York Mets‘ Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, becoming just the third person to take the prize four times and the first to do it with four different franchises. Showalter is the first Mets manager to win the award, which has been presented
6:58 PM ET Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona was named American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third time in his career. Francona received 17 first-place votes for 112 points. Baltimore Orioles skipper Brandon Hyde came in second and Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais finished third. Dusty Baker of the Astros, Aaron
4:28 PM ET Anthony Rizzo is re-signing with the New York Yankees on a two-year deal with a club option in the third year, the team announced Tuesday. Rizzo will make $34 million over the next two seasons plus a club option for 2025 that includes a $6 million buyout, a source told ESPN’s Jeff